Chapter Summaries

As Hou Tu neared her transformation into Reincarnation, four Heavenly Dao Saints arrived to stop her, and Primordial Lord of Heaven threatened the Witch Clan and their allies. Zhen Yuan Zi’s Great Array of Primordial Mountains and Rivers blocked Primordial Lord of Heaven’s attack and inflicted karmic backlash, buying Hou Tu precious time.

• Grand Pure Saint Laozi, Jade Pure Saint Primordial Lord of Heaven, Upper Pure Saint Lord of the Heavens, and Empress Nuwa descended over the Blood Sea to stop Hou Tu’s transformation.
• Primordial Lord of Heaven condemned Ming Xin and the others, prompting Zhu Rong, Di Jiang, and Old Ancestor Ming He to defy and insult him.
• Primordial Lord of Heaven attacked Zhu Rong and the Ancestral Witches with the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi, and Zhen Yuan Zi activated the Great Array of Primordial Mountains and Rivers to block the strike.
• The formation linked to the Primordial World’s ley lines, and the attack destroyed several Spiritual Veins, causing karmic force to erode Primordial Lord of Heaven’s merit.
• The four Sages stopped attacking for fear of further backlash, while Ming Xin recognized that Zhen Yuan Zi’s formation had bought Hou Tu time to complete her transformation.

Laozi summoned the Heavenly Dao to break the Great Array of Primordial Mountains and Rivers, then the four Sages attacked Hou Tu as she transformed into Reincarnation. Ming Xin and his allies held off Nuwa, and Ming Xin’s Five Elements Great Demons briefly forced her onto the defensive while Hou Tu’s transformation neared completion.

• Grand Pure Saint Laozi called upon the Heavenly Dao, whose Purple Heaven Divine Thunder shattered the formation and gravely wounded Zhen Yuan Zi before the Eye of the Heavenly Dao retreated.
• Taiqing Laozi led the four Sages in attacking Hou Tu, while Di Jiang and the other Ancestral Witches formed the Pangu True Body against Primordial Lord of Heaven.
• Jieyin and Zhunti blocked Taiqing Laozi and Shangqing Tongtong, while Ming Xin, Ming He, Zhen Yuan Zi, and Hong Yun moved to stop Nuwa.
• Nuwa injured Ming He with the Red Embroidered Ball and battered Zhen Yuan Zi and Hong Yun, leaving Ming Xin to face her overwhelming Sage power.
• Ming Xin summoned five Five Elements Great Demons to join his Three Bodies, and the eight figures overwhelmed Nuwa’s defenses long enough to hold her back as Hou Tu’s transformation advanced.

Ming Xin and his allies held off the Heavenly Dao Saints until the Earthly Dao awakened and Hou Tu established the Six Paths of Reincarnation, becoming Empress Ping Xin. Hongjun rescued the wounded Saints, and the survivors celebrated the success that began a new era for the Primordial World.

• Ming Xin and his allies fought the four Heavenly Dao Saints above the Blood Sea, keeping them from stopping Hou Tu’s transformation.
• The Earthly Dao awakened, and Hou Tu’s body became the Six Paths of Reincarnation as her true spirit reshaped into Empress Ping Xin.
• The Eye of the Earthly Dao severely wounded Taiqing, Jade Clarity, Shangqing, and Nuwa, but Hongjun swept the four Saints away before the Eye could attack again.
• Ming Xin, Styx River, Zhen Yuan Zi, Hong Yun, the Two Sages of the West, and the wounded Ancestral Witches celebrated the establishment of Reincarnation.
• Ming Xin felt his system improve from recording the feat and recognized that the Earthly Dao and Reincarnation had ushered in a new era.

After the Earthly Dao awakened and reincarnation was established, Empress Ping Xin rewarded those who helped secure the new order. Ming Xin became Yin Tian Zi and Lord of the Underworld, sharing command of reincarnation with Ping Xin and receiving the foundation for two Earthly Dao Saint positions.

• Empress Ping Xin appointed Ming He Lord of the Asura Dao and gave him a strand of Mysterious Yellow Mother Qi as the foundation for sainthood.
• Empress Ping Xin appointed Zhen Yuan Zi Lord of the Human Dao and granted him a strand of Mysterious Yellow Mother Qi.
• Empress Ping Xin invested Ming Xin as Yin Tian Zi and Lord of the Underworld, granting him joint command over reincarnation.
• Empress Ping Xin gave Ming Xin two streams of Mysterious Yellow Mother Qi, enough to support two Earthly Dao Saint positions.
• Ming Xin pledged to help Ping Xin govern the netherworld and perfect reincarnation as the new Earthly Dao system took shape.

After Empress Ping Xin entrusted Ming Xin with the Underworld, he delegated its administration to his Past Self and prepared to pursue the Primordial Limitless Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm. The chapter ended with Ming Xin beginning seclusion in the depths of the Six Paths of Reincarnation to comprehend its laws.

• Empress Ping Xin asked Di Jiang and the other Ancestral Witches to send capable clansmen to serve in the Underworld, and they returned to arrange it.
• Empress Ping Xin entrusted Ming Xin, now Yin Tian Zi, with managing the Underworld before entering seclusion to stabilize her Earthly Dao Saint Realm.
• Ming Xin asked Jieyin and Zhunti to send Dizang and Maitreya to assist in the Underworld once they reached the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm.
• Ming Xin gave Jieyin and Zhunti two strands of Mysterious Yellow Mother Qi for Dizang and Maitreya, enabling them to pursue Earthly Dao Saint Positions.
• Ming Xin transferred the Yin Tian Zi Divine Talisman and the Underworld's authority to his Past Self.
• Ming Xin entered the core of the Six Paths of Reincarnation and began comprehending its laws to pursue the Primordial Limitless Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm.

After three thousand years, Ming Xin perfected the Great Dao of Reincarnation and the Law of Good and Evil, reunited with his Past Self and Future Self, and broke through to the Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal. As the Heavenly Dao attacked his breakthrough, Ming Xin fought back and used the lightning tribulation to advance toward the realm’s pinnacle.

• Yin Tian Zi established order in the Netherworld and raised his comprehension of the Imperial Dao Law to fifty percent.
• Ming Xin perfected Reincarnation and Good and Evil, then reunited with his Past Self and Future Self above the Blood Sea.
• Ming Xin shattered the barrier to the Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal and rapidly rose through its heavens, alarming the great powers of the Primordial World.
• The Heavenly Dao summoned a destructive lightning tribulation and attacked Ming Xin directly, while Daoist Jieyin and Saint Zhunti arrived to protect him.
• Ming Xin defended himself with the Five Elements Chaos Pagoda, ordered the system to analyze the lightning, and counterattacked with his divine abilities.
• Ming Xin endured the Heavenly Punishment lightning and continued advancing toward the pinnacle of the Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal.

Ming Xin absorbed and mastered the laws within the Purple Heaven Divine Thunder, then broke through to the peak of the Second Heaven of Primordial Limitless Grand Unity Golden Immortal. His ascent made him the Primordial World’s second Saint of Merged Dao, equal to Hongjun’s realm, and he turned his gaze toward Purple Cloud Palace.

• Ming Xin’s cultivation surged beyond the Ninth Heaven of Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal, shocking the Primordial World’s great powers and Saints.
• The Three Pure Ones and Nuwa realized Ming Xin had reached Primordial Limitless Grand Unity, while Hongjun watched him with newfound gravity.
• Ming Xin analyzed and absorbed the Purple Heaven Divine Thunder, perfecting the Lightning and Judgment Great Daos and bringing his perfected Supreme Daos to eight.
• Ming Xin unleashed his power, scattered the tribulation clouds, and forced the Heavenly Dao’s Eye to disappear.
• Ming Xin’s cultivation settled at the peak of the Second Heaven of Primordial Limitless Grand Unity Golden Immortal, and he looked toward Hongjun in Purple Cloud Palace.

Ming Xin reached the peak of the second heavenly layer of the Primordial Limitless Grand Unity Golden Immortal, shocking the Primordial World and bringing great joy to the Western Teachings. After stabilizing his realm for three thousand years while his past self managed the Underworld, he returned to Mount Sumeru to reunite with Jieyin and Zhunti.

• Ming Xin attained the Primordial Limitless Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm, and cultivators across the Primordial World reacted with shock.
• Laozi, Primordial Lord of Heaven, Tongtian, and Nuwa each contemplated Ming Xin's sudden rise, while Jieyin and Zhunti celebrated his success.
• Ming Xin returned to the depths of Reincarnation and left his past self to manage the Underworld and the affairs of Reincarnation.
• Ming Xin spent three thousand years comprehending and stabilizing his power until his realm was firmly established.
• Ming Xin crossed to Mount Sumeru and greeted Jieyin and Zhunti, who eagerly welcomed their returned disciple.

Ming Xin returned to Mount Sumeru and offered to teach the Western Teachings for five thousand years, strengthening the sect and renewing the Western Land. After the sermon, Jieyin and Zhunti advanced a realm, the disciples grew greatly in power, and the West stood poised to flourish.

• Ming Xin reunited with Jieyin and Zhunti, who praised him for bringing glory to the Western Teachings.
• Ming Xin asked his masters to summon the sect’s disciples so he could expound the Primordial Dao for five thousand years.
• Jieyin and Zhunti summoned the Western Teachings to Mount Sumeru, where Ming Xin began teaching cultivation, laws, and spiritual refinement.
• Ming Xin’s sermon filled the Western Land with Golden Lotuses and revived its withered Spiritual Roots and broken Spiritual Veins.
• After five thousand years, Jieyin and Zhunti each broke through a realm, while Dizang, Maitreya, and the other disciples advanced substantially.
• Jieyin and Zhunti celebrated the sect’s renewed strength, and Ming Xin saw that the Western Teachings had gained a firm foundation.

After Ming Xin completed his five-thousand-year sermon, Dao Ancestor Hongjun summoned him to Purple Heaven Palace and demanded that he leave the Primordial World. Hongjun threatened to join forces with the Heavenly Dao and fight Ming Xin if he refused.

• Hongjun invited Ming Xin to Purple Heaven Palace, prompting Jieyin and Zhunti to worry that the summons was a trap.
• Ming Xin reassured his masters that he could escape danger and departed for Purple Heaven Palace.
• Hongjun praised Ming Xin's rapid cultivation and said he had invited him to make a request.
• Hongjun demanded that Ming Xin leave the Primordial World to cultivate in Chaos.
• Hongjun warned that he and the Heavenly Dao would fight Ming Xin if he refused.

In the Purple Cloud Palace, Dao Ancestor Hongjun revealed that he had weakened the Primordial World to delay an apocalyptic threat from beyond Chaos. Ming Xin named the threat as the Cthulhu world, and Hongjun sealed the palace in alarm, confirming the danger.

• Ming Xin challenged Dao Ancestor Hongjun over his demand that Ming Xin leave the Primordial World, and Hongjun withdrew his hostile aura.
• Dao Ancestor Hongjun explained that the Epoch Tribulation was a cosmic threat drawn to powerful worlds and that the Primordial World’s past wars and restrictions had been meant to conceal and weaken it.
• Dao Ancestor Hongjun recounted how Pangu and the Chaos Demon Gods had barely preserved the newly opened Primordial World while fighting the great terrors.
• Ming Xin connected Hongjun’s description to the Cthulhu myths from his previous life and spoke the name aloud.
• Dao Ancestor Hongjun sealed the Purple Cloud Palace and demanded to know how Ming Xin knew of the threat, while Ming Xin realized the Cthulhu entities were real.

Ming Xin agreed to leave the Primordial World and cultivate in Chaos, hoping to find the strength to defeat the Epoch Tribulation and return. Before departing, he warned his allies to conceal their power and preserve the world; as they began withdrawing, Ming Xin entered the Endless Chaos.

• Dao Ancestor Hongjun warned Ming Xin that his presence and growing power could draw the Epoch Tribulation to the Primordial World, and pleaded with him to leave.
• Ming Xin agreed to depart but vowed to return after finding a way to overcome the Epoch Tribulation, and Hongjun opened a passage into Chaos.
• Before leaving, Ming Xin sent warnings to Empress Ping Xin, Jieyin, and Zhunti, ordering them to prevent new Sage Positions and limit the Primordial World's display of power.
• Empress Ping Xin, Jieyin, and Zhunti acted on Ming Xin's instructions, directing Zhen Yuan Zi, Styx River, and the Witch Clan to withdraw and remain concealed.
• The Earthly Dao faction, the Western Teachings, and the Witch Clan began quietly reducing their presence as Ming Xin entered the Endless Chaos to seek greater power.

Ming Xin explored Chaos, where he strengthened his understanding of the Great Dao and discovered the Myriad Star Ancestor Tree. After comprehending the Star Dao to twenty percent and taking the tree into his cave heaven, he continued north into Chaos.

• Ming Xin entered Chaos and ordered the system to scan its laws, energy concentrations, and treasures while he studied the primordial Dao laws.
• The system detected an immense energy fluctuation to the north by west, and Ming Xin followed it through a maze of shattered Chaos meteors.
• Ming Xin found the Myriad Star Ancestor Tree, a mid-grade Chaos Spirit Root, and studied its Star Dao rhythm.
• Ming Xin comprehended the Star Dao to twenty percent and used a treasure-gathering seal to move the tree into his portable cave heaven.
• Ming Xin continued traveling north, deeper into Chaos.

After a long journey through Chaos, Ming Xin broke through to the peak of the Third Heaven of the Primordial Limitless Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm. He judged that this strength was still insufficient to face the Epoch Tribulation and continued deeper into Chaos in search of greater power.

• Ming Xin traveled through Chaos for an immeasurable span, surviving storms and exploring Demon God remains and Secret Realms while steadily deepening his understanding of laws and Great Daos.
• Ming Xin experienced a sudden surge of accumulated power while comprehending a Nirvana law, and his realm broke through to the Primordial Limitless Grand Unity Golden Immortal Third Heaven.
• Ming Xin's breakthrough carried him to the peak of the Third Heaven before his cultivation stabilized.
• Ming Xin considered the Epoch Tribulation and concluded that he would likely need to reach the Primordial Taiji realm or higher to contend with it.
• Ming Xin briefly consolidated his cultivation, then set out through Chaos again to seek greater strength and prepare for his return.

After reaching the Realm Wall, Ming Xin crossed out of Chaos and entered the Myriad Worlds, vowing to return with enough power to save the Primordial World from the Epoch Tribulation. He detected a living planet and headed there to study its civilization, laws, and power systems.

• Ming Xin reached the Realm Wall and realized it separated Chaos from the Myriad Worlds.
• Ming Xin vowed to return to the Primordial World and protect it from the Epoch Tribulation.
• Ming Xin passed through the Realm Wall and entered a universe where laws were clearly manifested.
• Ming Xin used his divine sense to locate a life-bearing planet orbiting a young star.
• Ming Xin flew toward the planet to observe its civilization and learn about the Myriad Worlds.

Ming Xin entered the world of Battle Through the Heavens and concealed his immense power so he could observe Xiao Yan’s Three-Year Agreement with the Misty Cloud Sect. He studied the world’s Dou Qi system and found Xiao Yan and Yao Lao, then waited unseen for the confrontation to begin.

• Ming Xin recognized the world of Battle Through the Heavens and realized Xiao Yan was on his way to fulfill the Three-Year Agreement.
• Ming Xin sealed his aura, entered the world, and traveled toward the Misty Cloud Sect without disturbing anyone.
• Ming Xin examined the Dou Qi cultivation system and considered how its blend of energy and physical training might inform his own path.
• Ming Xin spotted Xiao Yan approaching Misty Cloud Mountain with a black ruler and sensed Yao Lao’s weakened soul inside Xiao Yan’s ring.
• Ming Xin concealed himself at the Cloud Summit and waited to watch the Three-Year Agreement unfold.

Xiao Yan arrived at the Misty Cloud Sect to fulfill his Three-Year Agreement with Nalan Yanran, while Ming Xin watched as an amused spectator. Nalan Yanran faced Xiao Yan at the gate, and their duel began as he launched Eight Extreme Collapse.

• Xiao Yan climbed to the Misty Cloud Sect gates, encouraged by Yao Lao to reclaim his lost dignity.
• Xiao Yan called for Nalan Yanran and announced that he had come to fulfill the Three-Year Agreement, stirring the sect into an uproar.
• Nalan Yanran arrived, faced Xiao Yan, and accepted his challenge to settle their grievances.
• Xiao Yan dropped his Heavy Black Ruler and launched Eight Extreme Collapse at Nalan Yanran.

Xiao Yan revealed that he had reached the Dou Shi realm and fought Nalan Yanran, a Da Dou Shi, at the Misty Cloud Sect. He injured her with Flame Splitting Wave Ruler, but Nalan Yanran prepared to use her true strength.

• Xiao Yan's Dou Shi cultivation shocked the Misty Cloud Sect disciples and elders, while Nalan Yanran remained determined to defeat him.
• Nalan Yanran attacked with Wind Extreme: Sunset Radiance and Wind Spirit Dividing Sword, forcing Xiao Yan to defend with Eight Extreme Collapse, his movement technique, and the Heavy Black Ruler.
• Yao Lao urged Xiao Yan to use Flame Splitting Wave Ruler when Nalan Yanran transitioned between techniques, and Xiao Yan struck her with the Earth-tier Dou Technique.
• Xiao Yan's attack shattered Nalan Yanran's wind barriers and left her injured, silencing the arena before the crowd erupted in shock.
• Nalan Yanran acknowledged that she had underestimated Xiao Yan and raised her sword as she gathered a stronger sword intent.

Xiao Yan defeated Nalan Yanran after her injuries left her unable to continue, and she admitted defeat when the Stiff Elder warned that fighting on could damage her cultivation foundation. Xiao Yan reclaimed his dignity before the stunned Misty Cloud Sect, but he wondered whether they would let him leave easily.

• Nalan Yanran tried to gather her Dou Qi for another technique, but her injuries worsened and she faltered.
• Xiao Yan seized the opening and struck Nalan Yanran with Eight Extreme Collapse, leaving her barely able to stand.
• Ming Xin praised Xiao Yan for exploiting the opening and noted that Nalan Yanran lacked experience in life-and-death battles.
• Nalan Yanran insisted she could still fight, but the Stiff Elder stopped her and warned that further effort could damage her cultivation foundation.
• Nalan Yanran admitted that Xiao Yan had won, prompting shock and uproar among the Misty Cloud Sect disciples.
• Xiao Yan savored reclaiming his dignity but wondered whether the Misty Cloud Sect would let him leave easily.

After Xiao Yan defeated Nalan Yanran in their Three-Year Agreement, Elder Ge Ye tried to punish him for supposedly insulting the Misty Cloud Sect. Hai Bodong arrived and stood up for Xiao Yan, leaving the sect elders cowed and the confrontation poised to escalate.

• Xiao Yan won the Three-Year Agreement, and Yao Lao praised his perseverance.
• Elder Ge Ye used his Dou Emperor pressure to accuse Xiao Yan of humiliating the Misty Cloud Sect and raised his hand to strike him.
• Nalan Yanran stepped between Ge Ye and Xiao Yan, insisting that her loss was not Xiao Yan's fault.
• Yao Lao prepared to possess Xiao Yan, but Hai Bodong arrived first and shielded him from the Misty Cloud Sect elders.
• Hai Bodong revealed his restored peak Dou Emperor strength and declared that anyone who attacked Xiao Yan would become his mortal enemy.
• Ming Xin watched the standoff and wondered whether Yun Shan would emerge from secluded cultivation.